Help....how Do I Make A Pull Apart Cake??/

I have been trying to find a post on this and cant...never have done one, but was asked last night if I can do a pull apart cup cake, CAKE....I mean I know they are cup cakes....do I cut off the tops? how do I ice so they dont move, how do I know what placements I need for a I guess Transfer????

You don't have to cut the tops off the cupcakes. If your cupcakes dome too much then just use a little less batter in the pan. When putting them on the cake board you want to place them so there is as little space as can be between them. I'll often use a dab of icing on the bottoms to glue them in place. Then you ice over them as you would a cake.

As far as placements it all depends on who you are decorating them. I'll also move them around on the board until I get the look I want before I 'glue' them in place.

I make a 20,30,40 and 50 piece cupcake cakes...I charge roughly $2.00 per cupcake as I only ice the top and not the middle like a slab cake.It takes me about 1 hour or a bit longer to do a cupcake cake...I charge $40.00 for the 20 piece...$60.00 for the 30 piece and so on...Bake the cupcakes in advance ..flatten with a heavy cutting board when they come out of the oven...I freeze as the are easier to handle.Glue with icing on a cakeboard in staggered position to eliminate huge cracks /holes.Ice the top with wilton icer tip.Smooth with spatula...Now you are ready for your design.Pipe the border and you are done!!

Hey my Friend!!!! Thanks so much, I really appreciate the time you took to reply...so question, I take them out of the oven and place something to flatten them immed. out of the oven? or wait a few mins?

Thanks so much, this is my first and nervous. Like always whats new...lol

Flatten them as soon as they come out of the oven..I use a heavy cutting board and count to 5 otherwise they stick to the board...If you wait too long before doing it the steam has already released and they won't flatten.